The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team overcame a slow start and rainy weather Saturday for a 38-0 triumph at UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Goerke Park.
 
The Warhawks (6-0 overall, 3-0 WIAC) piled up 215 rushing yards and held the Pointers to 59 yards rushing on the other side of the ball.
 
Junior running back Alex Peete (Ringwood, Ill./Johnsburg) rushed 16 times for 114 yards and three touchdowns to lead the UW-Whitewater offense. Junior wide receiver Derek Kumerow (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin) caught four passes for 47 yards, and junior wide receiver JT Parish (Cambridge, Wis./Cambridge) tallied three receptions for 47 yards.
 
Defensively, senior defensive lineman Jordan Brand (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita) registered seven tackles, including two for a loss, and senior linebacker Jacob Erbs (Reedsburg, Wis./Reedsburg) collected seven stops, including one for a loss. Junior linebacker Kaleb Kaminski (Tomahawk, Wis./Tomahawk) contributed six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, and senior linebacker Matt Anderson (Rockford, Ill./Lutheran), junior defensive back Mark McGrath (Lisle, Ill./Lisle) and sophomore linebacker Ryan Liszka (Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy) each posted six tackles.
 
Erbs started the scoring for the Warhawks, ripping the ball from Pointers quarterback Matt Urmanski near midfield and rumbling 46 yards for a touchdown to make it 7-0 just over two minutes into the game.
 
In the second quarter, Peete completed an eight-play, 84-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0 with 9:01 to play in the half. UW-Whitewater's defense forced two more punts in the quarter to help the team take its 14-point lead into halftime.
 
The Warhawks started the second half strong with a 10-play, 75-yard drive to take a 21-0 advantage. Peete scampered in from 19 yards out with 10:40 left in the third quarter.
 
The two teams exchanged punts before the defense came up with a turnover. Kaminski popped the ball loose from Urmanski and Brand recovered it at the UW-W 32-yard line.
 
From there, UW-Whitewater drove 51 yards in 12 plays to set up a 34-yard field goal by junior kicker Wojciech Gasienica (Norridge, Ill./Ridgewood) with 12:46 left in the fourth quarter.
 
The Warhawks forced another fumble on the ensuing drive as freshman defensive lineman Niko Lemke (Salem, Wis./Westosha Central) came up with the strip and recovery.
 
UW-Whitewater took advantage of the miscue with a seven-play, 75-yard drive capped by Peete's 3-yard touchdown three plays following a 26-yard completion from junior quarterback Zach Oles (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) to Parish. The team took a 31-0 lead with 8:24 on the clock.
 
A short punt following a three-and-out gave the Warhawks a short field, and they capitalized as sophomore running back Jaylon Edmonson (Racine, Wis./Case) carried on all five plays and crossed the goal line for a five-yard score with 3:36 remaining to account for the final margin.
 
UW-Whitewater resumes action next Saturday, Oct. 26, at UW-River Falls. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.